hard contacts

Stiff vision correctors

Hard contacts are rigid contact lenses made from firm plastic, as opposed to soft contacts made from flexible, water-absorbing materials.

Hard contacts—now usually called rigid gas-permeable or RGP lenses—offer sharper vision correction and greater durability but require a longer adjustment period: It took me weeks to get used to hard contacts.

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